rightAscension

P6949
predicate

Indicates the angular distance of an object measured eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox, specifying its position in the sky.

All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
rightAscension canonical 589
hasRightAscension 172
rightAscension_J2000 33

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: rightAscension
Generated description
Indicates the angular distance of an object measured eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox, specifying its position in the sky.

Sample triples (836)

Subject Object
Sargas 17h 37m 19s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Jabbah approximately 16h 11m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Scorpius X-1 16h 19m 55.1s
Messier 83 13h 37m
Messier 4 16h 23m
Messier 6 17h 40m
Dschubba 16h 00m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Lesath 16h 00m 20s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
NGC 221 00h 42m 41.8s
Sigma Sagittarii 18h 55m 15.9s
Hercules Globular Cluster 16h 41m
IC 348 03h44m
NGC 4945 13h 05m 27s
Swan Nebula 18h 20m
NGC 5253 13h 39m 55s (J2000, approximate)
NGC 1333 03h 29m
Messier 80 16h 17m 02s
M8 18h 03m
9 Sagittarii 18h03m52s
And VI approximately 23h 51m
M24 18h 17m
IC 4715 approximately 18h 29m
Rasalhague 17h 34m 56.0s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Alpha Ophiuchi 17h 34m 56.0s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
open cluster IC 1805
surface form: IC 1805
02h 32m
Hercules Dwarf Galaxy approximately 16h 31m
Messier 51 13h 29m 52.7s
OGLE-TR-111 10h 53m 17s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Heart Nebula 02h 32m
NGC 362 01h 03m 14s
Gamma Tucanae 23h 17m 25s
Leo IV Dwarf Galaxy ~11h 32m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Coma Berenices Dwarf Galaxy 12h 26m via predicate surface "rightAscension_approx"
Messier 101 14h 03m 12s
NGC 6584 18h 18m
Bootes I Dwarf Galaxy approximately 14h 00m
California Nebula 04h 03m
Caldwell 20 20h 58m
And X 00h 26m
Leo I 10h 08m
UGC 5470 10h 08m 27s
DDO 74 10h 08m 27s via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
GCl 111 19h 40m
NGC 6845 19h 56m (approx)
NGC 3766 11h 36m
Beta Tucanae 23h 39m 20s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
NGC 3918 11h 50m
Zeta Tucanae 23h 33m 55s
NGC 6523 18h 03m
Bootes II Dwarf Galaxy 13h 58m via predicate surface "rightAscension_approx"